Relationship dossier
Benin
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Benin has supported Palestinian statehood in international diplomacy; details of direct bilateral cooperation are limited.
Benin toward Palestine
+15Benin voted in favor of the 2012 United Nations General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer state status, a concrete expression of support for Palestinian statehood.
Palestine toward Benin
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Benin has supported Palestinian statehood in international diplomacy, including voting for Palestine’s non-member observer state status at the United Nations in 2012. Information about concrete Palestinian government cooperation with Benin is insufficient to assess that side of the relationship.
Key developments
Benin voted in favor of the United Nations General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer state status.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral cooperation and any agreements between the governments is unclear.
- Details of Palestinian government engagement with Benin are limited.